Alpha Profiles the Top 25 Moneymakers: Carl Icahn

CARL ICAHN IS NEW TO OUR LIST this year, but his reputation for moneymaking precedes him.

Icahn Partners

$600 MILLION

CARL ICAHN IS NEW TO OUR LIST this year, but his reputation for moneymaking precedes him. The billionaire made his name by seizing control of Trans World Airlines in the mid-1980s. After surviving the takeover game for much longer than most of his fellow predators from that decade, Icahn began a second life as a hedge fund manager in 2004.

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